Goal-Line Stand, Long TD Drive Showcased Team's Growth

The game was well under control at the time, and it wasn't a make-or-break situation for either the offense or defense on Sunday in Cleveland.

But what the Packers did on both sides of the ball to close the third quarter and start the fourth quarter was perhaps the best evidence yet of how the team is growing and improving through the middle portion of its 2009 schedule.

As the final minute of the third quarter wound down, the Packers led the Browns 24-3, but Cleveland had driven the ball to a first-and-goal on the 1-yard line. Not only did the Packers hold the Browns out of the end zone on four snaps, but they also took the ball and drove 99 yards the other way for a touchdown that removed what little doubt remained about the outcome.

Here's a breakdown of that landmark defense-to-offense sequence as it unfolded:

On first-and-goal at the 1, Cleveland tried running back Jamal Lewis off left guard. With the help of some penetration up front by linem..